Weather Records on 5 April 1962

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 5 April 1962

On 5 April 1962, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 322 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 140.0 cm (55.1 in) on 5 April 1962.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 5 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Lucunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 5 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 5 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1962

Top 20 records on 5 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1962	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN., AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Bollier, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Lolworth, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Bingara (Lucunda), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Albany, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Lihue 1020, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Narrabri (Mollee), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1962	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1809 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1962. 1962 had 324 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	267
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2